P007763 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2025-07-07 human Gavan McCarthy updated 2025-10-14 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007763b.htm CRICOS Provider Code: 00126G corporateBody Faculty of Science The University of Western Australia AACR2 1913 2020 Start Place Crawley, Western Australia, Australia End Place Crawley, Western Australia, Australia Education Scientific research The Faculty of Science at the University of Western Australia was established in 1913 as one of the first faculties, along with Arts, Engineering and Medicine. With one exception, all the first degrees awarded in 1914 were based on studies completed elsewhere (ad eundem gradum). In October 2020 the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Armit Chakma, announced that faculties across the university would be abolished and replaced with the relevant discipline-based schools. However, in UWA Handbook 2025 the Faculty still existed as an umbrella body that included the School of Agriculture and Environment; School of Biological Sciences; School of Earth Sciences; School of Human Sciences; School and Molecular Sciences, School of Psychological Science, and the Centre of Excellence in Natural Resource Management. 1913 1913 Operational event - Created as one of the first faculties of the Unviersity of Western Australia 2002 2002 Operational event - University restructuring resulted in the formation of two science faculties - Life and Physical Sciences, and Natural and Agricultural Sciences - to expand on the teaching and research capabilities of the former Faculty of Science. 2019 2019 Operational event - In the UWA Annual Reprot for 2016, Professor Tony O'Donnell was the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Science. 2020 2020 Operational event - The Vice-Chancellor announced that Faculties were to be abolished 2025 2025 Event - The Faculty of Science is referred to in the UWA Handbook. Ross, Euphemia Welch (1889 - 1971)

One of the first graduates, 1914, admitted ed eundum gradum BSc (Glasgow)

 Kahan, Raoul Robellaz (1883? - 1952)

One of the first graduates, 1914, admitted ed eundum gradum BSc (Adelaide)

 Simpson, Edward Sydney (1875 - 1939)

First BSc graduate (1914) by thesis - 'The Tantalum and Nibium Mienrals'

 Ross, Alexander David (1883 - 1966)

Professor of Physics and Methematics 1913 - 1929; Professor of Physics 1929 - 1952; Dean of Science ?- 1914 - ?

 The University of Western Australia (1911 - ) 'Faculty of Science', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Faculty of Science Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation